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Beijing, the Triathlon of Commutes – Bill Schiller

Last week, Toronto Star reporter Bill Schiller contributed to a series on commuting around the world by taking a trip to work in Beijing with a young suburbanite doctor, Li Ya’ou: Every day, the 27-year-old neuroradiologist uses a mix of private, public and pedal power to transport him from his suburban home, nearly 40 kilometres […]

Take me home, Chinese roads – Ralph Jennings

From Asia Times: In mountainous Miyun, a suburb of Beijing about 120 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, farmers have taken advantage of their location along a highway from the district center to where Beijing outdoors people like to scale cliffs on weekends. Farmers living along the road have converted their homes into guesthouses that charge 40 […]

Michael Mackey: Bricks, golf and art for China’s new rich

From Asia Times: China is a country where land is at a premium, even more so in the fastest-growing coastal areas. So having a home built on a land area of between three and five hundred square meters in a landscaped compound with lakes, ponds and 24 hour security, is proof of serious money. But […]

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